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"Fintech" expansion lures foreign banks to Israel

* Santander division sees 1-2 investments annually in Israel * Citi mobile trading app developed in its Tel Aviv lab * Israeli fintech M&A volume jumped in 2015 By Tova Cohen TEL AVIV, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A five-minute chat with an executive from Israeli start-up MyCheck wa

US SF WRAP-Junk bond rout forces CMBS deal to pay up

By Joy Wiltermuth NEW YORK, Dec 15 (IFR) - JP Morgan and Barclays had to offer up more spread Tuesday on their final conduit CMBS deal of the year as spillover from the high-yield bond rout took its toll on investor confidence. The US$799m deal's Triple A rated securities priced 3bp-5

UPDATE 1-MOVES-Barclays makes new appointments in healthcare banking group

(Adds Apostolatos, other healthcare deals) Dec 15 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc said on Tuesday it had hired two senior dealmakers in the United States as it seeks to expand its healthcare investment banking group amid a frenzy of dealmaking in the sector. Ben Taylor, previously head of emergi

MOVES-Barclays makes new appointments in healthcare banking group

Dec 15 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc said on Tuesday it had hired two senior dealmakers in the United States as it seeks to expand its healthcare investment banking group amid a frenzy of dealmaking in the sector. Ben Taylor, previously head of emerging pharmaceutical companies at Goldman Sachs Gr

UPDATE 2-Bank of England gives banks until 2020 to build crisis funds

* 400 lenders must hold an extra 223 bln stg cushion * Current net shortfall vs that target is 27 bln stg * Most of the shortfall at the biggest lenders (Adds lawmaker, consultant comment) By Huw Jones LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Britain's banks will have until 2020 to bu

UPDATE 1-Bank of England gives banks until 2020 to build crisis funds

* 400 lenders must hold an extra 223 bln stg cushion * Current net shortfall vs that target is 27 bln stg * Most of the shortfall at the biggest lenders (Adds more detail, link to factbox) By Huw Jones LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Britain's banks will have until 2020 to bu

RPT-Bank of England gives banks until 2020 to build buffers to prevent future taxpayer bailouts

(Repeats to additional subscribers) By Huw Jones LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Britain's banks will have until 2020 to put in place an extra buffer of funds that will be tapped in a crisis to shield taxpayers from having to bailout failed lenders again, the Ban

UPDATE: Share Strikes Deal For 3,000 Barclays Stockbrokers Accounts

Share Strikes Deal To Take On 3,000 Barclays Stockbrokers Accounts

U.S. Treasury auction-rigging lawsuits assigned to New York judge

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Twenty-five civil securities and antitrust class action cases alleging that big banks are rigging U.S. Treasury auctions will be heard by a federal judge in New York's Southern District, according to a court filing on Tuesday. The U.S. J

Dip in UK financial misconduct fines can't mask upward trend

* Bank fines in UK set to top 900 mln stg this year * Last year's 1.5 bln stg swelled by blockbuster cases * 2015 penalties still 13 times level of 2011 * Barclays worst offender after record 284 mln stg penalty * More individuals fined, potential to rise further By

N.Y. judge tosses Saudi developer's $10 bln lawsuit vs Barclays

NEW YORK, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc won the dismissal on Monday of a Saudi real estate company's $10 billion lawsuit alleging the bank ceased pursuing lease payments due from the Saudi government on military complexes in order to obtain a banking license. New York Supreme Court Justice

UPDATE 1-BoE sticks with anti "window dressing" rule for bank leverage ratio

* BoE dismisses concerns over dual ratio reporting * Banks says two systems will be costly, potentially confusing * BoE says up to banks to explain differences in figures (Adds more detail from BoE statement) By Huw Jones LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Britain's banks will ge

BoE sticks with anti "window dressing" rule for bank's leverage ratio

LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Britain's banks will be given an extra year to December 2017 to prepare for publishing more detailed information on their leverage ratios or the broad measure of capital to non risk-weighted assets, the Bank of England said on Monday. The BoE's supervisory arm, the

Barclays' Staley said to be considering deeper cuts at investment bank

(ShareCast News) - Barclays' new chief executive Jes Staley is reportedly considering deeper cuts at the bank's securities unit that could see an additional 20% of bankers lose their jobs. Bloomberg cited people familiar with the matter as saying the bank is looking to eliminate jobs in Asia and the